Member States advance negotiations on PABS ahead of UN General Assembly meeting on pandemics

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WHO Member States concluded the eighth meeting of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) on the WHO Pandemic Agreement today, advancing negotiations on a proposed pathogen access and benefit-sharing (PABS) system that would underpin a faster and more equitable response to future pandemics.

The five-day meeting brought together governments and stakeholders in Geneva, where negotiations continued on the PABS annex, focusing on an equitable, feasible and implementable system.

The PABS annex is a central component of the WHO Pandemic Agreement, adopted by the World Health Assembly in 2025. It aims to facilitate the rapid and timely sharing of materials and sequence information from pathogens with pandemic potential, and, on an equal footing, enable the rapid, timely, fair and equitable sharing of the vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics developed from their use.

The meeting took place as governments prepare for the Second United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response on 25 September 2026 in New York.

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